Viral Vid: NYC Subway Daredevils Pull of Dangerous Platform-Jumping Stunt
- Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:16pm by
Liz Klimas
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Daredevils have come up with a slew of different ways to turn the New York City subway system into their own playground.
In the past, the Blaze has covered the dangerous stunts of those who cling to the side or stand on top of New York City subway trains — known as subway surfing and skylarking. Now, two men are caught jumping from platform to platform in a video posted to YouTube.
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
The video description simply reads “parkour.” The Huffington Post reports the two men are at the D stop at Ninth Avenue and 39th Street in Brooklyn.
They are clearly thrilled with their performance, whooping after making it across. They then run away — not up for a repeat performance or getting caught by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
Watch them for yourself:
The rather simple stunt — although it is a big jump, we posted crazier daredevils before — has begun going viral on the web since its posting on YouTube two days ago. ABC News reports the MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz saying the viral nature of many of these videos is concerning as it “encourages the behavior, and encourages copycats.”
[H/T Daily Mail]
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ACLUHater
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 7:15pmIt’s only worth seeing if these losers got flattened.
Report Post »Wreck14me
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 2:27pmWhy is The Blaze giving these morons a forum for the publicity??? Time and webspace would be better spent showing the Darwin Award winners. Example: A moron or more jumping from one subway platform to the next, coming up short, and falling back onto the 3rd rail as a train comes into the station. Icing on the cake would be having the moron wearing an Occupy or Obama t-shirt. That’s entertainment!!!
Report Post »slvrserfr
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:10amThat’s not a stunt – that’s just idiotic. That’s no different than a track runner jumping a sand pit.
Report Post »badswing
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 7:54amif we made all children do this while a train is coming they would never drink 32 oz sodas cause they couldn’t afford the extra weight.
Report Post »bronco83
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:19amNo only fat ass right wing kids would not make it and that is just fine, one less future ********* is ok with me lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »sw12
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:30amMTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz saying the viral nature of many of these videos is concerning as it “encourages the behavior, and encourages copycats.”
Sorry to get off subject, but isn’t it funny we / they don’t believe this for homosexuality.
Isn’t that exactly what Caiden Cowger was just saying about Obama?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/teen-claims-obama-is-making-kids-gay-in-radio-show-rant-against-homosexuality/
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 12:30amthe first one saying…..Me and My shadow
Report Post »snrub
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 11:38pmWe’ve all done stupid things, looking back now I, cringe.
Report Post »yanki161
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 10:07pmAt least they didn’t do any “planking” on the rails.
Report Post »Skee
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 8:19pmHow did Obama get elected any way.
Report Post »wampanoag
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 7:07pmMonkey see monkeys do. Somehow I’m rooting for the trains.
Report Post »AzThunder
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 7:00pmHey Bloomberg, I double dare ya to try this stunt
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:28pmDon’t worry…
They only have ONE MORE STEP – IN TAKING THIS STUNT TO A HIGHER LEVEL…
THEN IT WILL ALL BE OVER.
MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE….YET!
Report Post »ronin_6
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:13pmHow many copy cats will go splat after seeing this?
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 5:57pmWhat could possibly go wrong?
Report Post »NAT1138
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 5:27pmI’ve always wondered if I could do that, you know, if I really had to.
Like if the there was a fire on one side and I had to get across to safety, you know, something like that…
But I wouldn’t do it just for kicks, though.
I mean, yeah sure, I would THINK about it, but I wouldn’t actually do it – probably…
I mean, maybe I would…
No, no, I wouldn’t do it just for fun.
Well, it would be kinda cool…
No, no, no, not unless it were a real emergency.
On the other hand…
No, no, no…
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 5:10pmDarwin Award Winner makes Daily News headline, soon.
Report Post »Richalu
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:40pmThey need to make it more interesting. Jump just in front of a speeding train. One way to thin out the ‘stupid New Yorker’ gene pool.
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